I am looking for a good arrangement of The Flogging Reel, I realize that it is hard, if not impossible, to play the full version on the whistle because it has a tricky key change, but I started arranging my own version, and then I accidentally deleated the only copy I had. Any help finding a good version would be appreciated.
Seth
Edited for spelling
Twice
[ This Message was edited by: Seth on 2002-04-23 12:39 ]
[ This Message was edited by: Seth on 2002-04-23 12:40 ]
All this key stuff which string accompanists probably need is way beyond me.
My simple piper-whistle-player’s mind wouldn’t even see what happens in The Flogger as a key change at all. The note which is bugging you is, I think, an F natural (?) one which occurs in the third part in fiddle versions. If you replace this with an F sharp you don’t get the key change but it works fine in the tune.
Actually, the version that I was using had a complete key change, going up an entire whole step. Causing fingering problems on fast runs that involved C naturals, and in some cases F naturals as well. But thanks for your input
The “problem passage” is probably this:
A c-nat f-nat c-nat A c-nat f-nat etc. etc.
Try this fingering:
xxo-ooo (A)
oxx-ooo (c-nat)
xxx-xvo (f-nat - v indicates half-hole)
oxx-xvo (c-nat)
xxo-xvo (A)
oxx-xvo (c-nat)
xxx-xvo (f-nat)
etc.
In other words, once you get your 5th finger half-hole down, leave it there, and leave the fourth finger down too. Also leave down your 2nd finger.
You can then execute the rest of the passage moving only your 1st and 3rd fingers.
HTH
Steve
(BTW This will work very well on a Generation-type whistle.)
[ This Message was edited by: StevieJ on 2002-04-23 14:50 ]
Kewl! Very groovy fingerings there, Steve. 
[ This Message was edited by: darvis on 2003-01-29 20:26 ]
Hey all these replies are great, and have helped me solve my original problem, however, I still am in need of the music again. Does anyone know where there is an ABC (or any other) file of The Flogging Reel online?
Man, that StevieJ is lazy…